Kids Camp

Celebrity Kitchens' Kids Hands-On Cooking Camp-2010 Schedule Overview

Kids Cooking Camp -During the summer of 2010, campers can take a weeklong hands-on culinary journey through a variety of exciting cooking classes offered at Celebrity Kitchens, Independence Mall, 1601 Concord Pike, Wilmington, DE.   Celebrity Kitchens’ Cooking Camp offers a wonderful opportunity to polish manners, learn table etiquette and safe food handling while learning how to cook and create meals.  Campers will learn creative garnishing and carving techniques to enhance the presentation of meals.  Cooking camp is fun and a great way to meet others with a passion for cooking.   Each of the camp programs features some international cuisine.  The campers will learn about food in other cultures as well as learn how to prepare the foods that they love.  Each day, campers will prepare the lunch they will eat.  Come and cook your way around the world with us!   It’s learning that’s made fun by the creative staff at Celebrity Kitchens.  The cost of each weeklong day camp session is $250.00.  For information and registration forms, please call Celebrity Kitchens at 203-427-2665.     No discount programs apply to kids camp programs.

Children who do not meet the age parameters identified below may be included in a camp session if their skill level and completion of other Celebrity Kitchens cooking programs warrant their inclusion.   All classes are completely hands-on; everyone will participate in making various aspects of their meal.  A different meal will be created by the campers each day.  In addition to general cooking techniques, the campers will be instructed on safe food handling, equipment safety and table etiquette.  Campers will learn how to read a recipe, prepare and cook delicious and healthy dishes with emphasis on nutrition and food science.   All campers will take home a copy of the recipes used.

All camp sessions require advance registration.  Each camp session lasts for five days, Monday through Friday.  Camp begins promptly at 9:00am and ends promptly at 12:00pm.  The cost of each day camp session is $250.00

Full payment is expected at the time of registration.  Class size is limited to 12 children.  Registration is non-refundable.  (There will be no exceptions made to this rule because of the very limited number of spots open in this program.)  Registration is taken on a first come, first serve basis.   All registrations must be from a parent or legal guardian.

Parents must make arrangements to drop off their children no earlier than 15 minutes before the session.   Parents must pick up their children within 15 minutes of the end of the program.   Parents who do not pick up the child by the designated end-time limit will automatically be charged a late pick-up fee of $25 for each additional 15 minutes that the child is left after the class termination hour.  

Dress:   Campers should be dressed comfortably but with safety in mind.   No open shoes are allowed...(i.e., no sandals or flip flops).  Clothing should not be loose.   Jewelry should not be worn.   Hair clips or bands for long hair should be worn.  

Other:  Please make sure that your child has eaten a light breakfast before arriving at Celebrity Kitchens.   Children will eat a snack and lunch each day.    

2010 - Day Camp and Evening Camp schedules:

            June 21-25, 2010         9:00am-12:00pm          Ages 7-12        Creative Cooking & Early Cooking Skills

  July19-23, 2010           9:00am-12:00pm          Ages 11-17     Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch and Beyond

            July 26-30, 2010          9:00am-12:00pm          Ages 7-17        Baking Bonanza

 

           August 2-6, 2010        9:00am-12:00pm          Ages 7-17         International Cuisines

SESSION I    APPRENTICE CHEFS: Creative Cooking & Early Cooking Skills
Monday: Introduction to the Kitchen, Basic Culinary Terms and Cooking Equipment; Table-setting
Tuesday:
Healthy Lunch Boxes
Wednesday:
Creative Snacks
Thursday:
Basic Baking, including  banana-nut pancakes and chocolate chip muffins
Friday:
After-dinner Snacks and other “Game Night” Treats.

SESSION II   ALL CHEFS Breakfast, Brunch. Lunch, Snacks and Beyond

 Monday:    Breakfast- the amazing egg, sweet rolls, hearty breakfast breads, funny foods
Tuesday:
    Lunch- hot and hearty home lunch, easy on the go lunch, brown bag lunches

Wednesday:   Brunch- Easy to Elegant, including buffet and table presentation 
Thursday: 
   Snacks- healthy, hearty, for school and for play, for you and for your pets, too
Friday:
   Put it all together- go beyond the pale

 

SESSION III     ALL CHEFS Baking Bonanza   
Monday:
  Art and Soul of Baking: Classic Cakes
Tuesday:
  Breads of All Kinds

Wednesday:  Cupcakes, Brownies and Bar Cookies
Thursday: 
 Breakfast Baking (Maple-Pecan Sticky Buns, Scones, Crème Brule French Toast)
Friday:
  Decadent Special Event Desserts

 

SESSION IV     EXPERIENCED CHEFS International Flavors and Cultures.   
Monday:
  Italian (including home made pasta)
Tuesday:
  Spanish and Central American (including a taco buffet)

Wednesday: Asian (including noodle bowls)
Thursday: 
Carribean (including Jamaican, Puerto Rican and beyond)
Friday:
Hawaiian & Polynesian Luau

VIEW AND PRINT ENROLLMENT FORM    Enrollment Form (Click here)

Camp Pictures

July 2006 Cooking camp

Chef Andrea Fakis provided campers with basic know-how on how to create meals from scratch.

Campers sit back getting ready to eat after a busy morning of cooking.

Campers created the entire meal themselves.

Can't wait to eat!

Proud parents and siblings listen to a description of the items created by the campers.

Parents and children enjoy the feast.

August 2006 Cooking camp

Campers created a buffet.

An assortment of dishes were created by the campers for their lunch.

Chef Instructor Scott Clarke guided the campers during the week's activities.

Great food was enjoyed by all.

Chef Clarke judges the creations.

Three campers created a song for Chef Clarke and sang it to him on the final day of camp.

                                                                            2005 Pictures (below)

Camper Liam proudly displays his cheese and bacon stuffed potatoes.

It's easy to make friends in the kitchen.

Lowell is working on his peanut satay topping.

Chef Kelly Snavely of Saffron Fine Catering assists one of the tables as they prepare to eat.

Chef Kelly Snavely of Saffron Fine Catering teaches Bren about cooking beef.

Bodacious Brownies!

Team work preparing the meal

Fun in the kitchen.

Final preparations before lunch.

 

   Cooking Classes at Celebrity Kitchens are fun, educational  and always a memorable experience!

                              For  information and reservations, please call (302) 427-2665.